bilberry
Meaning
- Vaccinium myrtillus, the wild European blueberry of the cowberry family.
- The shrub of the above-mentioned plant.
Synonyms
European blueberry
mountain blue berry
thin-leaved bilberry
Viccinium membranaceum
Viccinium myrtillus
myrtle blueberry
myrtle whortleberry
Translations
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈbɪlb(ə)ɹɪ/
Etymology
Probably of North Germanic origin (Danish bøllebær), from Old Norse bolli (Proto-Germanic *bullǭ) + ber.
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